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Underwriting

Insurer

Reinsurance sector "strong" despite 3% drop in capital

Global reinsurer capital was down by 3% to $455bn (£286bn) last year, according to the Aon Benfield Aggregate analytics report, but the sector has been described as remaining strong.

clock 11 April 2012 •

Technology

Extranet usage may have peaked, as L&G, Aviva and Bright Grey top survey.

Adviser's use of company extranets for protection business may have peaked, research has found.

clock 02 April 2012 •

Underwriting

Subject access requests - A request worth making?

Subject access requests might seem a panacea to an industry inundated with GP reports. But there are side-effects for everyone in the chain, writes Chris Pollard.

clock 29 March 2012 • 7 min read

Insurer

Munich Re looks to strong 2012

Munich Re has claimed "a good start to 2012" and is aiming for a profit of around €2.5bn, its annual report states.

clock 13 March 2012 •

Underwriting

Advisers forced to attend patient appointments to retrieve GPRs

GPs have become so poor at returning medical request forms that advisers have been forced to attend appointments with patients to ensure they are completed.

clock 05 March 2012 •

Underwriting

Lifesearch 'can't see downside' to SAR's

Lifesearch has applauded Legal & General's use of subject access requests (SARs) to obtain extra medical data and said it is seeing positive results for clients.

clock 21 February 2012 • 3 min read

Underwriting

Battling for progress: GPRs vs SARs

Subject access requests and online technology have opened the debate over GP reports. Ian Smart asks if this could remove a perennial insurance bugbear.

clock 21 February 2012 • 7 min read

Underwriting

Risk Clinic: Over-insured, under-employed

My 45-year-old client was made redundant due to the recession, but has recently started a new yet much lower-paid job. With his income protection (IP) policy covering his last wage level, he is now over-insured and would not be able to claim his full...

clock 14 February 2012 • 4 min read

Critical Illness

Around the world: Hong Kong CI

Critical illness products are continually evolving worldwide. With this in mind, Greg Becker checks out some interesting developments in Hong Kong.

clock 09 February 2012 • 4 min read

Term Assurance

British troops killed without life cover

Dozens of soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan without taking out life insurance while thousands more have served active duty without cover, it has been revealed.

clock 06 February 2012 • 1 min read
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